Quentil
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| posted on 5-26-2017 at 07:14 AM |
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I rather like Authors of Pain. I kinda view them as this generation's Dudley Boys or Acolytes in how they can be used against the plethora of
smaller guys in tag teams. I like Paul Ellering too. To each their own. Shrug.
Also, I can't take Heavy Machinery seriously just because I think it's such a terrible name for any tag team to have. Every time I hear
the name, I too think of WCW and High Voltage.
[Edited on 5-26-2017 by Quentil]
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GodEatGod
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| posted on 5-26-2017 at 08:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Quentil
Also, I can't take Heavy Machinery seriously just because I think it's such a terrible name for any tag team to have. Every time I hear
the name, I too think of WCW and High Voltage.
[Edited on 5-26-2017 by Quentil]
I mean, I do, too, but that's what I love about them. That said, they definitely need more seasoning, they're not there yet in terms of
ringwork. The tag team scene is pretty sparse at this point - the main title and the women's division have refilled, but the tag teams
aren't there yet.
I think maybe they should form a superteam to take out the Authors and give some of the potential NXT title guys something to do while Roode rides out
a decent reign. Maybe Drew McIntyre/Aleister Black? Ohno/Strong?
[Edited on 5-26-2017 by GodEatGod]
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SpiNNeR72
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quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
... Well, okay. So there -isn't- a connection, it's just a clever (I use that word loosely in this instance) bit of wordplay. I
would've been more impressed if they were Ernest and Hemingway, or something. That dude is a pain of an author.
Thanks for 'splains! 
[Edited on 5-26-2017 by Count Zero]
Its more than just wordplay, the way they wrestle fits the philosophy too.
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Count Zero
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So... if the way they wrestle fits the philosophy.. They use pretty standard generic offense? That is what "occam's wrestling" would mean to
me. "I punch, I kick, I bodyslam. The simplest solution is the right one." Again, I haven't seen them, I'm just extrapolating. I
should probably go youtubes at this point. Thank you for contributing to my potential-understanding.
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DKBroiler
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| posted on 5-29-2017 at 05:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Count Zero
So... if the way they wrestle fits the philosophy.. They use pretty standard generic offense? That is what "occam's wrestling" would mean to
me. "I punch, I kick, I bodyslam. The simplest solution is the right one." Again, I haven't seen them, I'm just extrapolating. I
should probably go youtubes at this point. Thank you for contributing to my potential-understanding.
They are big guys who move relatively well, can't speak English (I think), and keep it relatively basic but can put on a good match when paired
with good workers. Solid B level prospects but a good team who has a small amount of ... it.
Braun Strowman guy.
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Paddlefoot
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Hey, who knew that short & stocky girls who are apparently afflicted with rabies could be so cute? 
Anyhoo, like I said in the SD thread, Asuka and Nikki Cross put more extreme into one NXT match last night than WWE they allowed the main
women's roster to to do at the HIAC, TLC, 2xMITB's, a gauntlet match, and a kendo-stick match combined. Some great Twitter videos
throughout this to show how the NXT ladies were allowed to tear into each other with near abandon:
http://www.diva-dirt.com/137295/nxt-redux-june-28th-2017-last-woman-standing/
[Edited on 6/30/2017 by Paddlefoot]
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
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First 9
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Misdirection with the tables was great. Big spots always have a bigger impact when they catch you by suprise. Props to both as Asuka is nearing two
years into her streak of dominance and just hit her best performance yet and Cross had a star-making match.
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janerd75
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Lol at the STOP RESISTING! from the guards on that Asuka video. 
Continued NXT Pro Wrestling excellence certainly lends credence to your theory that RAM and SD will continue to be lukewarm bathwater programming
until the ol' Man and his favorite catamite dodders off this mortal coil.
I just don't know what their thinking is in allowing the NXT dames to get crazygonutz with dangerous R-rated spots (to great acclaim and
reaction, no less) and the supposed big league broads get restrained to PG-rated silliness. Are they so myopic and tunnel-visioned that they believe
whatever bad things might happen on NXT is editable and containable while the live shows have a bigger audience and necessarily must show more
restraint in case shit goes south in any given spot?
Agayn, and apologies to Charger, but the sooner Haitch gets the official nod over Vinkkake for The Book, I think the better off we all shall be.
"Well, life's a bitch n' then you marry one. Alls you know now is you're goin' into the bar tonight to get just fuckin'
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CCharger
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
Agayn, and apologies to Charger, but the sooner Haitch gets the official nod over Vinkkake for The Book, I think the better off we all shall be.
I hope this happens. I hope StepHHH get a nice long run as braintrust of the WWE. Just so I can watch it collapse into flames, and, like and asshole,
lean over and whisper, "I told ya so."
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G. Jonah Jameson
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quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
I just don't know what their thinking is in allowing the NXT dames to get crazygonutz with dangerous R-rated spots (to great acclaim and
reaction, no less) and the supposed big league broads get restrained to PG-rated silliness. Are they so myopic and tunnel-visioned that they believe
whatever bad things might happen on NXT is editable and containable while the live shows have a bigger audience and necessarily must show more
restraint in case shit goes south in any given spot?
Does NXT work a less hectic schedule than the main brands? Could be the NXT women are allowed to work more dangerous spots into their matches because
they endure less regular wear and tear, and there are fewer worries about them being injured. Just a guess.
[Edited on 7/1/2017 by G. Jonah Jameson]
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janerd75
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quote:
Originally posted by G. Jonah Jameson
quote:
Originally posted by janerd75
I just don't know what their thinking is in allowing the NXT dames to get crazygonutz with dangerous R-rated spots (to great acclaim and
reaction, no less) and the supposed big league broads get restrained to PG-rated silliness. Are they so myopic and tunnel-visioned that they believe
whatever bad things might happen on NXT is editable and containable while the live shows have a bigger audience and necessarily must show more
restraint in case shit goes south in any given spot?
Does NXT work a less hectic schedule than the main brands? Could be the NXT women are allowed to work more dangerous spots into their matches because
they endure less regular wear and tear, and there are fewer worries about them being injured. Just a guess.
[Edited on 7/1/2017 by G. Jonah Jameson]
I was thinking along those lines too, but then I figured a ladder match is only a once or twice a year thing. Added to that it's not like the
women get a lot of wrassletime either. Sure, there's less of them than the guys, but most of the matches they are in aren't going ten to
fifteen minutes. On the other hand, maybe it's because there are so relatively few of them they can't take the risk of a Charlotte or
Becky busting an ankle or elbow and being out for months at a time with too many high-risk maneuvers.
Dunno, but I hope the bumps Asuka and Nikki took quite well, with the afterglow of GLOW rattling around in their heads (because you know those gals in
the locker room ate that shit up) eventually translates into more violent and dynamic ladybusiness on my screen.
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interplanetary." - Wayne (Letterkenny)
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